Category: Science

On Monday (Oct. 19), Japan’s space agency launched a first-of-its-kind sample-return mission to Mars . The historic endeavor marks another major step toward humanity’s shared

If given the green light by the FDA, a CAR T cell therapy from Kyverna Therapeutics would be the first approved treatment for stiff person

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the

TENERIFE, Spain — The commander of NASA’s Artemis II mission briefly feared that he and his crew would never return home from their trip around

Crows are intelligent animals that can use tools , hold grudges and even host funerals . Now, new research suggests these birds can make certain

Picture a number line, with the values running from the smallest to the largest. New research shows that the human brain uses a similar system

The force exerted by a gas usually results from many atoms or molecules at once. But scientists isolated the force of a lone particle.

Vincent van Gogh’spainted the iconic work in the summer of 1889. Now researchers claim to have pinned down which night the stars were from.

About 251 million years ago, volcanic eruptions wiped out most life on Earth. For about a million years , the Siberian Traps in Russia spewed

Climate change is making Earth progressively rounder, new research finds. The findings are a signal of human-caused climate change, however, and tracking the shape of

Western states that were thought to be resistant to prolonged drought may be more vulnerable than scientists previously believed, a new analysis of groundwater reserves

This year’s photomicrography contest captured the wonders of the very small, from flying ink droplets to the most adorable jumping spider you’ve ever seen.

Smithsonian geologist Gabriela Farfan studies corals, gemstones and other minerals for clues to changing oceans and environments.

The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole is surrounded by a surprising trove of heavy metals, according to new observations by the James Webb Space Telescope